Bob Withers in Huntington, West Virginia: Amtrak going off rails in serving customers

By Bob Withers, The Herald-Dispatch; December 26, 2017 Now it’s official. Printed railroad passenger timetables have followed steam locomotives, cabooses,…

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UK: Find out what happened when we learnt to drive an EMT train – sorry about the cow

By Shannyn Quinn, Senior Reporter, Derby Telegraph; December 26, 2017 For your information, driving a train is complex. Sitting in…

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The Canadian on Christmas Day: Residents of Spy Hill, Saskatchewan lauded for helping passengers on frozen train

By The Canadian Press, CTV News; December 26, 2017 SPY HILL, Sask. — Tributes are pouring in from across Canada…

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North Carolina: Faster train between Raleigh and Charlotte causes excitement, concern

By Tina Terry, WSOCTV.com; December 22, 2017 LANDIS, N.C. – The Piedmont Improvement Project added 27 miles of parallel track,…

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Washington State: Sound Transit a ‘little nervous’ about $1.2B light rail grant

  By Noah Haglund, HeraldNet.com; December 24, 2017 LYNNWOOD — The timeline for getting light rail to Snohomish County slipped…

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New York State opinion: Amtrak still sets holiday records

By Don Glynn, Niagara Gazette; December 23, 2017 Don’t let anyone tell you that, for whatever reasons, people no longer…

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World’s first solar-powered train mixes the old and the new along Australian coast

By Nick Lavars, New Atlas; December 18, 2017 Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline in Australia will have…

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Central Florida commentary: Today’s SunRail is just the start

By Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel; December 19, 2017 I’m sitting on the top deck of a SunRail car, cruising through…

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Omnitrax not solely to blame for Churchill, Manitoba debacle

By Ian Robson, Winnipeg Sun; December 20, 2017 For more than 100 years, the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay…

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Chateau Frontenac celebrates 125 years in Quebec City

By Carmel Kilkenny, Radio Canada International; December 21, 2017 Chateau Frontenac, the crowning glory of Quebec City, is celebrating its…

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All Aboard Florida: Can the Treasure Coast coexist with Brightline passenger rail? We shall see

Opinion by Rich Campbell, TCPalm.com; December 19, 2017 Are you ready for the piercing shriek of passenger train horns? Multiple times…

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When Train Travel was Chic: A Visit to Barstow’s Harvey House

By David and Kay Scott, CNHI News Service, The Effingham Daily News; December 20, 2017 During an early December journey…

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Manitoba: Town of Churchill says thank you to everyone who helped after rail line lost

By The Canadian Press, Lethbridge Herald; December 22, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. – The town of Churchill in northern Manitoba is…

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Iowa Pacific Holdings owned Mount Hood Railroad’s Christmas train derails for 2nd time in month; no one hurt

By Aimee Green, The Oregonian; December 22, 2017 A scenic tourist train carrying families sipping on hot cocoa and listening…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline receives U.S. Department of Transportation approval for financing

By Lisa Broadt; TCPalm.com; December 22, 2017 Another crucial Phase 2 financing approval fell into place this week for Brightline.…

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What We Know: Amtrak Safety Culture In Question After Crash

By Conrad Wilson, Molly Solomon, and Lauren Dake, Oregon Public Broadcasting; December 21, 2017 Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson said this…

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A Message From Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson

A press release from Amtrak; December 21, 2017: To our customers, On behalf of everyone at Amtrak, I want to…

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Train derailment near Olympia: Officials pushed ‘aggressive’ timeline before safety technology was ready

By Mike Baker, Christine Willmsen and Mike Lindblom, Staff Writers, Seattle Times; December 19, 2017 The corridor where an Amtrak…

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New Jersey Transit is a ‘national disgrace’ that must be torn down and rebuilt: Murphy

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 20, 2017 Gov.-elect Phil Murphy pulled no punches about what he thinks is the biggest job…

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Ontario’s high-speed rail plan moved forward with call for bids on Kitchener-to-London line

By Heather Rivers, Woodstock Sentinel-Review; December 18, 2017 It’s apparently full steam ahead for the province’s proposed high-speed rail project…

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California: LAN to manage Salinas rail project construction

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 19, 2017 The Transportation Authority of Monterey County (TAMC) has…

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All Aboard Florida: Counties Continue to Challenge Brightline in Court

By Ed Dean, Sunshine State News; December 20, 2017 In recent years, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties have…

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Spelling out the facts: It Should Have Been a Celebration for New $181 Million Train Route. What Went Wrong?

By Craig Sailor of The News Tribune, The Chronicle; December 19, 2017 They were the first passengers to use a…

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Downtown Tampa’s Union Station on the verge of becoming special events venue

By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Senior Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; December 19, 2017 Tampa’s historic Union Station is on the…

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6 reportedly dead after Amtrak train derails onto I-5 near DuPont, Washington

By Rolf Boone And Lisa Pemberton, The Olympian; December 18, 2017 At least six people are reported dead after an…

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